This is one for the book of weird and silly. I’m not even sure if this story is true but apparently, a man is suing his very own Ikea futon mattress for inciting bodily injury to him whenever he tries to change it. Futons doubles as a couch and a bed, as many people very well know.

The plaintiff said:

“Everyone should have the ability to change a futon from a bed into a couch easily, without having to endure physical pain. On more than one occasion, my bed had hit me in the face and collapsed on my hands with no remorse.”

His lawyers said:

“There’s no human error in this case. In our eyes, the bed owes payment for the attacks, and must attend an anger management seminar in place of time served. If we sued IKEA for the problems my client is having with one bed, the court system would be flooded with similar cases, most only brought to trial with the hopes of siphoning cash from the corporation with little actual legal dispute between the plaintiffs and IKEA.”

Hearing and deliberation should begin on Friday, the 10th of October.

The rest of the story may be read via Fourth Estate.